trucksgottaheXJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Portsmouth, NH
When I try to troubleshoot my wifes 97' XJ 4.0 auto it usually ends up like a bad episiode on Click and Clack, with her trying to describe the sound the car makes when it's having a problem and me trying to dismiss everthing as an exhaust rattle. Anyhow I have been having an ongoing issue with this XJ where it will run poorly, lose speed, and now recently devloped a low speed stumble. The truck has never stalled (died) it starts everytime and runs well except for uhh....when its not. It's never had to be towed in but I would like to get to the bottem of this. Wife says when it loses power it sounds like our dog when he gets frustrated and "Popcorn Barks" sounds sort of like raw fuel predetonating. The truck is not throwing codes on this and my go to mechanic is at a loss.
So far this year I've put in a coil, crank sensor, and plugs...oddly the rig will run okay for a while after each "fix" but will soon get back to its old ways. I have a source for wholesale parts so I was going to keep throwing sensors till I hit the g spot but it sucks to hack. Any suggestions? What about my MAP sensor, does the 97, have a cam sensor and if so, where?
So far this year I've put in a coil, crank sensor, and plugs...oddly the rig will run okay for a while after each "fix" but will soon get back to its old ways. I have a source for wholesale parts so I was going to keep throwing sensors till I hit the g spot but it sucks to hack. Any suggestions? What about my MAP sensor, does the 97, have a cam sensor and if so, where?